Robert Bradford, who produced several telefilms and miniseries adaptations of the best-selling novels written by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Taylor Bradford, has died. He was 92.
Bradford died Tuesday at New York’s NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after suffering a recent stroke at their Manhattan home, publicist Maria Boyle said. His wife, 86, was at his side.
In the 1980s, he formed his own production company and began to film in London the novels written by Barbara Taylor Bradford for NBC and CBS. They included Hold the Dream, Voice of the Heart, To Be the Best, Remember, Everything to Gain, Love in Another ...
Bradford died Tuesday at New York’s NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after suffering a recent stroke at their Manhattan home, publicist Maria Boyle said. His wife, 86, was at his side.
In the 1980s, he formed his own production company and began to film in London the novels written by Barbara Taylor Bradford for NBC and CBS. They included Hold the Dream, Voice of the Heart, To Be the Best, Remember, Everything to Gain, Love in Another ...
Film and television producer Robert Bradford, novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford’s husband who shepherded adaptations of many of her books, died early Tuesday morning in New York’s Presbyterian Hospital following a stroke. He was 94.
Badford played a large role in his wife’s work, producing nine of her books as miniseries and movies-of-the-week for NBC and CBS, including “A Woman of Substance” starring Liam Neeson and Jenny Seagrove, and “Voice of the Heart” starring James Brolin and Lindsey Wagner. In addition to his love for film, he also had a significant appreciation for books and was the first person to buy a full-page ad on the back page of the the New York Times Arts section to promote his wife’s book, which he continued to do for many of her novels over the years. The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last December.
Badford was born in Germany...
Badford played a large role in his wife’s work, producing nine of her books as miniseries and movies-of-the-week for NBC and CBS, including “A Woman of Substance” starring Liam Neeson and Jenny Seagrove, and “Voice of the Heart” starring James Brolin and Lindsey Wagner. In addition to his love for film, he also had a significant appreciation for books and was the first person to buy a full-page ad on the back page of the the New York Times Arts section to promote his wife’s book, which he continued to do for many of her novels over the years. The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last December.
Badford was born in Germany...
- 7/5/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Robert E. Bradford, a film and television producer, and the husband of novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, died July 2 in New York’s Weill Cornell Hospital after suffering a stroke at the couple’s Manhattan home the week prior. A spokesperson for the family confirmed his death. Bradford was 92.
The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this year.
Bradford produced nine of his wife’s books as mini-series and movies of the week for NBC and CBS, including 1989’s Voice of the Heart starring Lindsay Wagner and James Brolin; 1992’s To Be The Best, again with Wagner; and 1993’s Remember starring Donna Mills and Stephen Collins.
According to information provided by the family, the German-born and French-educated Bradford left Europe for New York after World War II, landing a job in public relations. After moving to Hollywood, he met the men who would become his mentors: attorney Louis Blau of Loeb and Loeb,...
The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this year.
Bradford produced nine of his wife’s books as mini-series and movies of the week for NBC and CBS, including 1989’s Voice of the Heart starring Lindsay Wagner and James Brolin; 1992’s To Be The Best, again with Wagner; and 1993’s Remember starring Donna Mills and Stephen Collins.
According to information provided by the family, the German-born and French-educated Bradford left Europe for New York after World War II, landing a job in public relations. After moving to Hollywood, he met the men who would become his mentors: attorney Louis Blau of Loeb and Loeb,...
- 7/5/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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